E18 - Naruko's Determination
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[00:06] Teshima
Why is the Kumamoto Daiichi
team that passed us scattered?
[00:13] Teshima
Did something happen to the lead pack?
[00:16] Kaburagi
Maybe Kumamoto Daiichi got
exhausted and fell behind.
[00:18] Kaburagi
Either way, it's not a problem.
[00:20] Kaburagi
As long as Hakone Academy and Kyoto Fushimi
are up ahead, Onoda-san can still fight.
SIGN Yowamushi Pedal
SIGN LINE.18 Naruko's Determination
[02:11] Doubashi
Team Sohoku was supposed to have
fallen behind on the first climb.
[02:17] Doubashi
I've never seen anyone come back
after taking a beating like that.
[02:20] Doubashi
And...
[02:22] Doubashi
What are you doing back there, orange?
[02:25] Kaburagi
I've got God on my side, pig!
[02:31] Kaburagi
We caught up to Hakone Academy
and Kyoto Fushimi!
[02:34] Kaburagi
Now we're back to square one!
[02:35] Kaburagi
Yeah!
[02:39] Manami
Square one...
[02:43] Sakamichi
I caught up, Manami-kun!
[02:46] Manami
Hey. You came, Sakamichi-kun.
[02:48] Sakamichi
I got permission to go ahead of the group.
[02:52] Sakamichi
They told me to compete
for the mountain result.
[02:54] Sakamichi
We can race.
[02:56] Sakamichi
Let's go, Manami-kun,
[02:58] Sakamichi
to the very top of that mountain!
[03:04] Yamaguchi
He climbed back up here to race?
[03:07] Yamaguchi
And he can afford to enjoy that
competition at the Inter-High?
[03:11] Yamaguchi
It's too bad, though.
[03:13] Yamaguchi
Under these circumstances...
[03:16] Manami
Sorry, Sakamichi-kun.
[03:17] Sakamichi
Huh?
[03:19] Manami
We probably can't fight.
[03:22] Sakamichi
What? But it's okay.
[03:25] Sakamichi
I even got permission.
[03:27] Sakamichi
They let me conserve my energy for this.
[03:29] Manami
That first-year just said
we're back to square one,
[03:33] Manami
meaning you caught up to the lead pack
[03:34] Manami
with all your members, and we're
back to our starting condition.
[03:39] Manami
But right now...
[03:41] Manami
Unfortunately, we're not back
to square one, Sakamichi-kun.
[03:50] Teshima
Have you noticed, Imaizumi?
[03:52] Imaizumi
Yes, sir.
[03:52] Aoyagi
Junta!
[03:53] Teshima
Yeah, I know.
[03:55] Kaburagi
What's wrong?
[03:56] Kaburagi
We caught up to the lead pack.
[03:58] Kaburagi
Don't we just need to let Onoda-san go now?
[04:01] Teshima
You idiot. Look closely, Kaburagi.
[04:04] Teshima
Count the number of guys from each team.
[04:07] Kaburagi
Huh?
[04:08] Teshima
There isn't enough of them.
[04:09] Teshima
This isn't the lead pack!
[04:12] Kaburagi
What?
[04:13] Kaburagi
Which means... they're farther ahead?
[04:15] Kaburagi
There are guys even farther ahead than this?
[04:18] Teshima
Hakone Academy is missing two.
[04:19] Teshima
Kyoto Fushimi is missing three.
[04:21] Teshima
At the very least, there are
five riders in the lead!
[04:25] Teshima
And among them are Shinkai,
Ashikiba, and Midousuji.
[04:29] Teshima
Some of their teams' strongest members.
[04:31] Teshima
Both teams have already made their move.
[04:36] Manami
The race spans hours,
[04:39] Manami
but a few minutes or even seconds
of missed timing can prevent
[04:43] Manami
things from going as planned.
[04:45] Manami
You don't get to do what you
should've been able to do.
[04:47] Manami
That's road racing, isn't it?
[04:50] Sakamichi
Huh? What are you talking about, Manami...
[04:52] Manami
It's okay.
[04:53] Manami
I'm sure the opposite will happen eventually.
[04:57] Teshima
Are you ready to go now, Imaizumi?
[05:00] Imaizumi
Yes, sir!
[05:01] Teshima
Onoda!
[05:02] Sakamichi
Y-Yes?
[05:03] Teshima
I'm changing your orders!
[05:05] Sakamichi
Huh?
[05:06] Teshima
The situation is different
from what we expected.
[05:08] Teshima
The lead pack has already made its
move far sooner than we anticipated.
[05:13] Teshima
We've completely fallen behind!
[05:21] Sakamichi
Imaizumi-kun's moving up?
[05:24] Teshima
You and Imaizumi race up Mount Haruna
[05:27] Teshima
and do whatever it takes to
catch up to the lead pack!
[05:29] Sakamichi
The lead pack? With Imaizumi-kun?
[05:32] Sakamichi
Huh?
[05:33] Sakamichi
Manami-kun...
[05:35] Teshima
Go, Onoda!
[05:41] Teshima
O... noda...
[05:48] Sakamichi
S-Sorry.
[05:51] Sakamichi
No, I know. Sorry.
[05:53] Sakamichi
I know...
[05:55] (Flashback) Manami
That's road racing, isn't it?
[06:00] Teshima
Onoda...
[06:00] Imaizumi
Onoda...
[06:02] Manami
Sakamichi-kun...
[06:07] Teshima
Can you do it, Onoda?
[06:08] Sakamichi
Yes, sir!
[06:10] Sakamichi
Sorry, Manami-kun.
[06:12] Sakamichi
I... I...
[06:17] Sakamichi
I'm going!
[06:23] Manami
Yeah, I know.
[06:27] Manami
You'll give up everything
you've built up for your goal.
[06:32] Manami
And you have to make that
decision in an instant.
[06:35] Manami
But every difficult decision you make
[06:41] Manami
makes a person stronger.
[06:45] Manami
Good grief. If you keep getting stronger,
[06:49] Manami
I'll just be more excited for our next race.
[06:53] Doubashi
Get up there and pull, Manami.
[06:55] Doubashi
It's your job to take us
to the top of the mountain.
[06:58] Manami
I know, Bashi-kun.
[07:02] Sakamichi
Wait, Imaizumi-kun.
[07:04] Imaizumi
You came, Onoda.
[07:06] Imaizumi
I'm sure Teshima-san explained
the situation to you.
[07:08] Sakamichi
Yeah.
[07:09] Imaizumi
Right now, the only thing we can do
[07:11] Imaizumi
is to keep on pedaling and
catch up to the lead pack.
[07:14] Sakamichi
Yeah.
[07:15] Imaizumi
Onoda!
[07:16] Sakamichi
What?
[07:17] Imaizumi
I'm sorry you didn't get to race.
[07:23] (Flashback) Sakamichi
I want to race against Manami Sangaku-kun.
[07:26] Imaizumi
I heard you make your
small request in person.
[07:32] Imaizumi
You seemed so happy conserving your
energy while we caught up to the front.
[07:40] Sakamichi
It's fine. I always wanted
to ride for the team.
[07:43] Sakamichi
I can race next time.
[07:47] Sakamichi
But if I can be honest, I am disappointed.
[07:55] Imaizumi
It's all right. There's always next time.
[08:00] Imaizumi
The race isn't over yet.
[08:03] Imaizumi
You've saved me countless times.
[08:06] Sakamichi
What? Saved you?
[08:08] Sakamichi
But I haven't done anything.
[08:09] Imaizumi
Until now and during this race,
you've saved me countless times.
[08:13] Imaizumi
Just now, too.
[08:14] Sakamichi
Huh? Just now?
[08:17] Imaizumi
So let me know the next time
you want to do something.
[08:21] Imaizumi
I'll do everything I can to
create that opportunity for you.
[08:26] Sakamichi
Sure, thanks.
[08:28] Imaizumi
Let's focus on the present for now.
[08:30] Imaizumi
We'll go as fast as we can, Onoda!
[08:32] Sakamichi
Got it, Imaizumi-kun!
[08:34] Kaburagi
Hold on!
[08:35] Kaburagi
Wait a minute, Teshima-san.
[08:37] Kaburagi
This doesn't seem right.
[08:39] Kaburagi
Does everyone want the
mountain result that badly?
[08:41] Kaburagi
Isn't sending #11 and #111 way
too much for the mountain result?
[08:46] Teshima
Kaburagi, you still haven't noticed?
[08:50] Teshima
The second day's course layout
is a little bit special.
[08:54] Kaburagi
Huh?
[08:56] Teshima
If you look closely at the
course map, you can imagine it.
[08:59] Teshima
I wasn't expecting them to make
their move this soon, though.
[09:03] Teshima
Kyoto Fushimi moved so early
because they're going for it.
[09:07] Teshima
And Hakone Academy sent their ace because
they don't want it taken from them.
[09:12] Teshima
Today, on the second day, up ahead...
SIGN Day 2
Mountain Line
[09:15] Teshima
the mountain line and
finish line are close together.
[09:19] Teshima
The guys ahead of us aren't
going for the mountain result.
[09:23] Teshima
They're going for what's
past that: the finish line!
[09:29] Aya
If the mountain and finish
line are close together,
[09:32] Aya
that means we can cheer for them at
both if we get there early, right?
[09:35] Aya
That's good news for us, Miki.
[09:40] Aya
Huh? Did I say something wrong?
[09:43] Miki
No. In road racing,
[09:46] Miki
when the mountain and finish line are
close together, it changes your strategy.
[09:51] Aya
Miki has that serious look in her eyes again!
[09:53] Aya
Uh, but we're in the mountains.
[09:56] Aya
Can't our four-eyes work really hard
[09:58] Aya
and beat those Kyoto whatever
guys who went on ahead?
[10:02] Miki
It's not like that.
[10:03] Aya
Huh?
[10:04] Miki
If every team near the
front sends their climbers,
[10:07] Miki
it'll become a race for the
mountain line, like usual.
[10:10] Miki
But if just one team sends their ace,
then the other teams will have to follow suit.
[10:16] Miki
Normally, they'd be too exhausted from the
mountain race to go for the finish line.
[10:20] Miki
But with today's course layout,
[10:24] Miki
they could do it.
[10:25] Midousuji
More, more!
[10:28] Midousuji
Pull harder, Kiriya-kun!
[10:33] Midousuji
Keep going until we pull
ahead of the pests behind us!
[10:42] Shinkai
Kyoto Fushimi accelerated again.
[10:45] Ashikiba
They're trying to maintain the gap they
established when they first jumped ahead.
[10:51] Ashikiba
No, they're trying to widen it.
[10:53] Ashikiba
Yuto, don't let them pull ahead.
[10:56] Shinkai
I know.
[10:59] Ashikiba
Kyoto Fushimi probably plans
to push their climber, Kiriya,
[11:03] Ashikiba
who's pulling right now, to the
limit before discarding him.
[11:07] Shinkai
Their climber...
[11:09] Shinkai
They're sacrificing him?
[11:11] Shinkai
That's insane.
[11:14] Kiriya
Mizu... Mizuta-san,
my legs are at their limit.
[11:18] Kiriya
I can't breathe, either.
[11:19] Kiriya
Please switch with me!
[11:20] Mizuta
What?
[11:23] Mizuta
We've got a plan, so you know...
[11:27] Kirita
Please switch with me!
[11:29] Kiriya
At this rate, I'll have to
drop out of the Inter-High!
[11:32] Mizuta
Just power through it.
[11:34] Midousuji
Kiriya-kun, you can complain all you
want once you get off your bike.
[11:42] Midousuji
You have two choices.
[11:45] Midousuji
Either keep pulling until
you can't and collapse,
[11:49] Midousuji
or give up, get off your bike,
and wait for the recovery car.
[11:55] Midousuji
Which will it be?
[11:56] Mizuta
There's only one choice!
[11:58] Kiriya
What? Which?
[12:00] Kiriya
In any case, I want to
stay in the Inter-High!
[12:07] Midousuji
We pulled ahead.
[12:09] Midousuji
And we jumped ahead at the ideal moment.
[12:13] Midousuji
In that moment,
[12:14] Midousuji
by letting the heedless Kumamoto Daiichi
get between us and the pests,
[12:21] Midousuji
we made them drop their guard.
[12:24] (Flashback) Kuroda
Hey, Manami!
[12:27] (Flashback) Ise
Kumamoto Daiichi's just getting started.
[12:30] (Flashback) Ise
Fujiwara, I'm counting on
you to take the mountains.
[12:33] (Flashback) Fujiwara
Yes, sir.
[12:34] Midousuji
And then...
[12:38] (Flashback) Izumida
Kyoto Fushimi?
[12:39] (Flashback) Izumida
Yuki!
[12:41] (Flashback) Ise
What?
[12:42] (Flashback) Fujiwara
Ise-san, Kyoto Fushimi's getting ahead!
[12:44] (Flashback) Fujiwara
When did they go?
[12:45] (Flashback) Ise
But we're still in the mountains.
[12:47] (Flashback) Ise
Why did they send their ace?
[12:50] (Flashback) Ashikiba
Yuto, let's go!
[12:51] (Flashback) Shinkai
Yes, Ashikiba-san!
[12:53] (Flashback) Fujiwara
Ise-san, Hakone Academy's next.
[12:55] (Flashback) Ise
What?
[12:56] (Flashback) Kuroda
Doubashi, we're going after them!
[12:58] (Flashback) Doubashi
Yeah!
[12:59] (Flashback) Kumadai
What's going on?
[13:00] (Flashback) Kumadai
Kyoto Fushimi is...
[13:01] (Flashback) Kurdao
You're in the way, Kumamoto Daiichi!
[13:02] (Flashback) Kumadai
Whoa! Why's Hakone Academy
suddenly accelerating?
[13:06] (Flashback) Kumadai
It's dangerous. The climbers are about to—
[13:08] (Flashback) Kuroda
Look around you! Move, idiots!
[13:11] Kuroda
Did he deliberately let Kumamoto Daiichi
in so he could use them as a shield?
[13:18] (Flashback) Kuroda
Take Manami and Touichirou with you!
[13:21] (Flashback) Kuroda
Damn it! We won't make it in time!
[13:23] (Flashback) Kuroda
He's too good at road racing!
[13:26] (Flashback) Fujiwara
What should we do, Ise-san?
[13:28] (Flashback) Ise
We'll go after them. Accelerate!
[13:30] (Flashback) Kumadai
What? But my legs...
[13:33] (Flashback) Ise
Why are they sending their aces now?
[13:36] (Flashback) Ise
Aren't we going to race
for the mountain line?
[13:42] Ise
The only ones left are you and me, Fujiwara.
[13:47] Ise
We've fallen behind the lead pack,
and our team is scattered.
[13:50] Ise
I'm sorry...
[13:51] Fujiwara
That's enough, Ise-san.
[13:54] Fujiwara
In any case, let's go for
the finish line together.
[13:56] Ise
Fujiwara...
[13:58] Fujiwara
Anyway, strength matters in those situations,
[14:01] Fujiwara
but I guess animal instincts
are important, too.
[14:05] Ise
You mean him?
[14:06] Fujiwara
He was the only one who seemed
to be struggling alone,
[14:10] Fujiwara
but he saw through Kyoto Fushimi's
plan and stuck right behind them.
[14:14] Fujiwara
I felt some kind of tenacity
coming off of him.
[14:18] Fujiwara
The man who raced for yesterday's
finish line and placed second.
[14:22] Fujiwara
Sohoku's red bean, Naruko Shoukichi!
[14:27] Fan
The lead pack's here!
[14:28] Fan
Three from Kyoto Fushimi!
[14:30] Fan
Two from Hakone Academy
slightly behind them!
[14:32] Fan
No, look closer!
[14:34] Fan
He's so small, I didn't notice!
[14:36] Fan
There's one guy following them!
[14:37] Fan
It's Sohoku's #3, the climbing sprinter,
Naruko the Red!
[14:41] Naruko
Hey, don't call me small!
[14:43] Naruko
Say you didn't notice me
because I'm so fast instead!
[14:46] Fan
He snapped back at me while racing...
[14:48] Fan
He's amazing.
[14:53] Midousuji
Naruko...
[14:55] Midousuji
He's the only one who understood
what I was trying to do.
[15:01] Midousuji
His desire for victory, his obsession,
[15:04] Midousuji
and his wild instincts...
[15:06] Midousuji
First yesterday, and now this.
[15:09] Midousuji
You really aren't gross!
[15:14] Naruko
I won't let them get away, that's all.
[15:17] Naruko
Not you, not victory!
[15:19] Kiriya
I-I'm at my limit.
[15:22] Kiriya
My vision's turning white.
[15:23] Kiriya
Captain, Midousuji-kun!
[15:26] Kiriya
I wanted to see the third day's
finish line with my own... eyes...
[15:31] Midousuji
There's no point in just
seeing the finish line.
[15:36] Midousuji
Come on. We're lighter now.
[15:38] Midousuji
Accelerate, Mizuta-kun. Let's go even faster.
[15:42] Mizuta
G-Got it.
[15:43] Midousuji
Climb, climb, climb, climb!
[15:47] Midousuji
Keep climbing until we completely
pull ahead of Hakone Academy!
[15:52] Mizuta
O-Okay!
[15:54] Mizuta
Will he discard me when
he's done with me, too?
[15:57] Mizuta
No. No, no, no.
[15:58] Mizuta
There's no way.
[16:00] Mizuta
I'm the captain.
[16:03] Naruko
Hey, purple seaweed.
[16:05] Naruko
Why don't you give your
assist a little praise?
[16:08] Naruko
#115 worked crazy hard for you.
[16:11] Midousuji
What? Praise?
[16:13] Midousuji
What's that?
[16:15] Midousuji
"Thanks. Good job. I appreciate it."
[16:19] Midousuji
What meaning do those words have?
[16:24] Midousuji
After being self-satisfied
over what little work you did,
[16:27] Midousuji
why would you want praise
from others on top of that?
[16:31] Midousuji
There's a side to everyone
that's invisible to others.
[16:35] Midousuji
If you're not polishing what's inside,
then what are you doing?
[16:39] Midousuji
This is why he gets exhausted so quickly.
[16:44] Midousuji
All you need in road racing
is your own strength!
[16:51] Midousuji
And, Naruko, you must be
nearing your limit, too.
[16:57] Midousuji
You can fall back now.
[17:00] Midousuji
Just keeping up with us
must put you at your limit.
[17:03] Midousuji
Both your legs and your mental strength.
[17:05] Mizuta
Huh? Is that right, #3?
[17:08] Mizuta
I see.
[17:09] Midousuji
You did well to catch up
to the front by yourself.
[17:13] Midousuji
You even withstood my Zakus'
unimpressive attack.
[17:17] Midousuji
But there's always a price to pay.
[17:23] Midousuji
Though I'm sure you're experiencing
that right now with your own body!
[17:27] Naruko
I don't know what you're talking about.
[17:29] Naruko
Since I'm such a genius, I might
just make it to the finish line.
[17:35] Midousuji
I'm letting you trail behind us like a
goldfish turd because we're not enemies.
[17:42] Midousuji
It's because I know you'll
fall on this climb.
[17:51] Midousuji
But don't worry.
[17:53] Midousuji
I'll tell you that you did a good job
and heap praise on you at the end!
[18:01] Midousuji
Phase 37!
[18:03] Midousuji
Accelerate, Zaku!
[18:05] Midousuji
Shake off Sohoku's Naruko!
[18:07] Mizuta
Yeah!
[18:08] Naruko
He's right. I'm almost at my limit.
[18:11] Naruko
But I made it this far!
[18:13] Naruko
I left the hotshot and Onoda behind.
[18:15] Naruko
I abandoned my team and came alone!
[18:19] Naruko
So I can't just let them leave me behind!
[18:23] Naruko
I'll show them!
[18:24] Naruko
This is the flashy man from Naniwa's
ultimate, original sprint climb!
[18:30] Mizuta
He still had that much strength left?
[18:35] Mizuta
What?
[18:36] Mizuta
Hey! You're in the way! Move!
[18:37] Naruko
I'm doing it on purpose!
[18:42] Midousuji
This is nonsense, Naruko.
[18:44] Midousuji
Even if you slow us down, you're just
making Hakone Academy happy behind us.
[18:50] Midousuji
Mizuta-kun, slip past him and get ahead!
[18:53] Mizuta
G-Got it!
[18:55] Naruko
I told you, I'm blocking you!
[18:57] Midousuji
What do you think you're doing?
[18:59] Midousuji
Is this some kind of friendship thing?
[19:01] Midousuji
Are you trying to help them?
[19:03] Midousuji
Yesterday, you lost to Hakone Academy's
two-meter-tall man because of your reach!
[19:08] Naruko
Absolutely not.
[19:11] Naruko
But if there's anything I can do with
what little strength I have left,
[19:15] Naruko
it's slow down the lead pack!
[19:17] Midousuji
But why on earth are you
doing something so stupid?
[19:22] Naruko
Maybe it's my imagination, but I
get the feeling someone's trying.
[19:27] Naruko
Someone wearing this jersey
is climbing up toward us!
[19:30] Midousuji
Climbing?
[19:32] Midousuji
That yellow jersey?
[19:35] Midousuji
It really is your imagination.
[19:37] Midousuji
You overestimate your teammates.
[19:40] Midousuji
Didn't you choose to leave them behind?
[19:44] Midousuji
They're probably crying right now.
[19:47] Midousuji
They must resent you.
[19:49] Midousuji
They must've begged you not to go.
[19:51] Midousuji
What you're doing right now is repenting,
so you can justify your own actions!
[19:58] Mizuta
Ouch...
[19:59] Midousuji
Now pass him, Mizuta-kun.
[20:02] Midousuji
He's so far past his limit,
he's started imagining things.
[20:07] Mizuta
G-Got it.
[20:09] Naruko
Repenting? Imagining things?
[20:11] Naruko
Limit?
[20:12] Naruko
I'll pour hot sauce over those
things and eat them!
[20:22] Mizuta
But he's so unsteady on his bike!
[20:25] Naruko
I have to slow you down.
[20:27] Naruko
Someone's coming.
[20:28] Naruko
I have to slow you down until they get here.
[20:31] Mizuta
Damn it! I'll pull ahead of you!
[20:36] Naruko
Come...
[20:37] Naruko
Come on!
[20:40] Mizuta
How much strength does he have left?
[20:43] Midousuji
Come? Who are you talking to?
[20:46] Midousuji
Who is it that you believe in so much
that you think he's coming?
[20:52] Midousuji
There must be someone
specific you're imagining.
[20:56] Midousuji
That's why you're so determined.
[20:59] Midousuji
Who is it?
[21:01] Naruko
Hot...
[21:03] Naruko
Hot?
[21:04] Mizuta
Hey, we're asking you a question here!
[21:07] Naruko
You idiots! I believe in him?
[21:11] Naruko
I'm sure he'll come. Seriously.
[21:14] Naruko
I hate people like him more than anything.
[21:17] Naruko
People who think they're hot stuff!
[21:18] Mizuta
What? He really has gone crazy
from overexerting himself.
[21:21] Midousuji
Stop wasting your time, Naruko!
[21:26] Naruko
Come...
[21:27] Naruko
Come on!
[23:04] Kuroda
You awake, Manami?
[23:05] Manami
Kuroda-san, Ashikiba-san... What's going on?
[23:08] Kuroda
Don't give me that, oddball.
[23:12] Kuroda
Quit skipping practice to sleep.
[23:13] Manami
Oh, heh heh...
[23:15] Ashikiba
The wind does feel nice, though.
[23:18] Manami
Doesn't it?
[23:19] Manami
Ashikiba-san, why don't you join me?
[23:21] Ashikiba
Sure.
[23:22] Kuroda
Huh?
[23:22] Manami
Arakita-san used this spot all the time.
[23:26] Manami
Kuroda-san, why don't you join us?
[23:27] Kuroda
Really?
[23:32] Ashikiba
Good night...
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